Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
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hotels, and last evening the heights back
of the city were crowded with refugees.
Two thousand English, American and
Russian visitors csmped out during the
night on the elevated around. Six thou
sand persons have left the city and start
ed for Paris. The son of Albert n. Hath
away, the American consul at Nice, was
seriously injured.
Monte Carlo is filled with thousands Of
refugees from Cannes, Nice, Mentone
and Sanremo.
MORE PEOPLE KILLED.
LONDON, FEB. II Two sharp shocks
were felt at Corsica.
1t is reported that several persons were
killed at Mentone, where St. MichaeIs
church was bSdly damaged and the post
office was wrecked.
MORE CONFIDENT FEELING.
NICE, Feb. 24.-It is difficult 70 find
shelter for the great number of people,
and last night many of them were COM
PEELED to sleep ont. A more confident
feeling prevails to day. Gaming has been
suspended and also card playing on the
terrace, for the purpose Of restoring con-
tldence to the frightened people.
FRGGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
ROME, Feb. 24-Deta!ls have been
received this morning of the results of
the earthquake yesterday, showing that
the effects were far more serious than at
first thought. The loss of life and the de
struction OF property is learned to have
been terrible. The most startling news
comes from Geneses Riviera. Over 1900
people were killed in that district. At
the village OF Bajardo. situated at the top
OF a hill, number of inhabitants took
refuge in 9 church when the shocks were
first felt. a subsequent greater shock
demolished the church, and 800 people
who were in il were killed. The destruc-
ton of property in the sections of Italy
visited by the earthquake is immense aud
widespread.
Another shock was felt at Mentone so
severe that houses were shaken. No one
was injured.
Additional details concerning the dam-
age dope yesterday show that in some
cases villages built on the mountain sides
toppled into the valleys. Three railway
trains have been dispatched with food for
the sufferers. A num0er of soldiers have
also been sent to assist them.
RENEWAL OF THE SHOCKS.
PARIS, Feb. n "A renewal OF the
earthquake shocks has occurred in the
south of France. Terrible disaster is
momentarily expected Nice, Cannes
and Mentone are half deserted Fears
are expressed for the safety of the Prince
OF Wales and the Orleans Princes, all of
whom are in the section of country
where the earthquakes prevail.
BURIED IN THE RUINS.
IONnON Fab 81 -Eurthpr datoilc
from Riviera increases the disaster at
Cervo. Near Diano, Mariana, 800 per-
soLs were killed by being buried in the
ruins of falling buildings. Railway
traffic is suspended beyond Savona The
prisoners in the government Jail at Final
Sarge, alarmed by the earthquake, at
the guards.
FRESH SHOCKS.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-Two slight shocks of
earthquake were felt to-day at Nice and
Cannes. No injury was done. Yester-
days disturbances killed two persons
and injured ten at Nice; killed four and
Injured two at Bar, and killed two and
injured twelve at Balleni. A Chateau
neuf macy were injured. At Savona two
houses fell, killing nine persons and in
turing fifteen. The whole population of
Savora are bivoucacked about the town.
TWO THOUSAND LIVES LOST.
ROME, Feb. 24.-Reports of disasters
to arrive. The total number of |
deaths reported up to the present time is
about 1000. The shocks were felt at
Parma, Turin and Casenza. fluctuations |
OF earth were noticed at Catania in
Sicily at the foot of Mount Etna. The |
director of the Turin observatory tele-
graphs that the seismic instruments are |
9uiescent. No further disturbance |
is feared